{"id":"F2016L00614","name":"Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act Transitional Rule (Approved Pharmacists) 2016","slug":"norfolk-island-legislation-amendment-act-transitional-rule-approved-pharmacists-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438688,"registerId":"F2016L00614-fast-fetch-1775955010111","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act Transitional Rule (Approved Pharmacists) 2016","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nNorfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act Transitional Rule (Approved Pharmacists) 2016\n\nI, PAUL FLETCHER, Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects, make the following rule.\n\nDated   23 April 2016\n\n \n\n \n\nPaul Fletcher\n\nMinister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1 —Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\nPart 2 —Transitional rule\n\n4  Approved pharmacists on Norfolk Island\n\n\n\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act Transitional Rule (Approved Pharmacists) 2016.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This rule commences immediately after Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015.\n\nNote: Part 1 of Schedule 2 commences on 1 July 2016.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This rule is made under item 357 of Schedule 2 of the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015.\n\nPart 2—Transitional rule\n\n \n\n4  Approved pharmacists on Norfolk Island\n\n (1) This rule applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement of this rule:\n\n 1. was a registered pharmaceutical chemist under the Pharmacy Act 1956 of Norfolk Island as continued in force under section 16A of Norfolk Island Act 1979; and\n\n 2. carried on, or controlled the carrying on of, the business of a pharmaceutical chemist at particular premises (other than a hospital) on Norfolk Island.\n\n (2) For the purposes of the National Health Act 1953, the person is taken to be an approved pharmacist who was approved by the Secretary under section 90 of that Act for the purpose of supplying pharmaceutical benefits from the particular premises.\n\n (3) The approval is taken to have been given on 1 July 2016.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is transitional and does not broaden who may be treated as an approved pharmacist beyond those already registered and operating specified premises immediately prior to commencement (see rule 4(1)). It simply deems such persons to have been approved under the National Health Act as of 1 July 2016 (rule 4(2)–(3))."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple statutes: Pharmacy Act 1956 (Norfolk Island), Norfolk Island Act 1979 (s16A), National Health Act 1953 (s90) and Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Schedule 2, item 357).","Transitional/deeming mechanism that backdates approval to a specific date (rule 4(3)).","Temporal condition: eligibility requires status \"immediately before commencement\" (rule 4(1)).","Narrow scope defined by role and premises (must have carried on or controlled a non‑hospital pharmacy at particular premises) (rule 4(1)).","Commencement sequencing: this rule commences immediately after Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (rules 2 and note).","Limited administrative discretion: rule is made under a specific item of Schedule 2, providing a narrowly confined power (rule 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This rule treats certain Norfolk Island pharmacy operators as \"approved pharmacists\" under the National Health Act 1953, effective 1 July 2016. It applies only to persons who, immediately before commencement, were registered under Norfolk Island’s Pharmacy Act 1956 and who ran or controlled a non‑hospital pharmacy at particular premises, preserving their ability to supply pharmaceutical benefits without a new approval."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves exactly its original purpose: providing a narrow, technical transitional arrangement for pharmacist approvals during Norfolk Island's integration into the Australian federal system. It has not expanded beyond this specific transitional function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 4 operative sections)","Only one substantive provision (section 4) with straightforward conditional logic","Minimal defined terms (relies on external definitions from other Acts)","Simple structure: preliminary matters followed by single transitional rule","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond citing the enabling legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This short rule preserves continuity for Norfolk Island pharmacists after 2016 governance changes by treating pharmacists who were registered under the island’s old Pharmacy Act and operating a non‑hospital pharmacy immediately before the rule as if already approved under the National Health Act.  \n\nThat avoids a legal gap or fresh approval process for supplying PBS medicines, so island residents keep uninterrupted access to subsidised pharmaceuticals."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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